It’s very quiet on our corner of the campus…

Students are in the midst of final exams, so the campus is very quiet.  The only time we see students is as they pass our office coming and going from the library or the classroom buildings.  Exams are over on Wednesday afternoon – the celebrations will commence!
There is little to report on the Admissions front.  We [...]

The Application Cycle Moves Onward

I am finally back home from the last road trip of the season.  All of us are home, safe and sound.  Thankfully, there were only a few “adventures” this season with rental car issues, missed flights, etc. – it was a successful period of meeting our new prospective applicants and spreading the passion of Vermont [...]

November 1st…

I have been out “on the road” most of the last few weeks, meeting lots of great applicants.  It is great fun to travel across the country, but I sure am glad to back in Vermont. 
My last venture was to Miami.  Now, I lived in Florida for 16 years prior to coming to Vermont, so [...]

Open House - and new VLS China Program

The Admissions Open House on Saturday was fantastic.  We had about 50 excited participants, maybe they were so energetic from the crisp autumn weather!  The session topics included a mock first year class – can being drunk excuse criminal behavior???? No conclusions were reached, you have to enroll in Prof. Duthu’s criminal law class to get all [...]

Open House Update, Fall - and Football

First things first – Georgia beat Ole Miss 14 – 9.  The quarterback situation is still a bit iffy, but the season is now 5 – 0.  GO DAWGS.
This past Saturday was the LSAT administration.  VLS is an LSAT site, we had about 70 “cheerful” souls on campus bright and early in the morning.  It [...]

The New Season

Leaf season update:  Those who are “in the know” about these things are all saying that this year should be a long and spectacular leaf season.  The trees are began turning early due to the cool summer with lots of rain.  Husband, dog and I plan to take a long ride on Saturday up to the Northeast kingdom [...]

Fall and College Football

Fall is my absolute favorite time of year in Vermont – and it has definitely arrived!  Morning temps are in the 30’s, my big furry dog thinks he is a pup again as he bounds through the nippy morning mist.  The leaves are changing colors on the trees, the driveway is covered with fallen leaves.  [...]

The recruiting season has begun

The new classes began last week – and the admissions team is already out on the road again.  The full recruiting schedule is on the admissions page of the VLS website, take a look and see if we are going to be in your area. 
Two of our primary recruiters are Lia and Clancy.  They graduated [...]

Orientation

Last week was Orientation for all the new students – a total of 246 MSEL, LLM and JD entering students.  The Admissions staff always approaches Orientation with very mixed feelings – this is what we have worked for all year long.  The class moves to town, begins Orientation, and then we are done.  The Office of [...]

The Last Days of Summer

Summer is so much fun in Vermont . . . even if you aren’t a skilled athlete.  Last weekend, we went up to Shelbourne to visit Shelbourne Farms.  It’s on the outskirts of Burlington, right on Lake Champlain.  We had brunch in the farmhouse (all local food products), looking out over the lake and the [...]